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Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Doom, impending doom. What happens when a man is told his fate? Will he change his behavior? What decisions will he make? Will his hubris be his end? Or will it be his ambitious wife? Through a study of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, you will explore universal themes and understandings. Culminating in a small group performance of a seminal scene, you will live the words of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In addition to acting and staging in a collaborative group, you will rehearse skills necessary to close read challenging texts, create arguments for or against the existence of free will and develop an understanding of subtext.
Essential Questions: (well, some of them!)
§ How do the decisions and actions of people reveal their personalities?
§ How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?
§ What moves do readers make to help them access Shakespearean text?
§ What role, if any, does fate have on our lives?
Shakespeare’s Macbeth
Doom, impending doom. What happens when a man is told his fate? Will he change his behavior? What decisions will he make? Will his hubris be his end? Or will it be his ambitious wife? Through a study of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, you will explore universal themes and understandings. Culminating in a small group performance of a seminal scene, you will live the words of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In addition to acting and staging in a collaborative group, you will rehearse skills necessary to close read challenging texts, create arguments for or against the existence of free will and develop an understanding of subtext.
Essential Questions: (well, some of them!)
§ How do the decisions and actions of people reveal their personalities?
§ How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?
§ What moves do readers make to help them access Shakespearean text?
§ What role, if any, does fate have on our lives?